*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XP3356720
CHEMICAL NAME           : Thymus extract
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8057-54-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * TFX
   * Thymus factor X
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,827,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1725 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,827,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,483,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,827,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,827,1980
 
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